Gilbert Meyer | |
Office1: | Mayor of Colmar |
Term Start1: | 1995 |
Term End1: | 4 July 2020 |
Predecessor1: | Edmond Gerrer |
Successor1: | Éric Straumann |
Term Start2: | 1993 |
Term End2: | 2007 |
Constituency2: | Haut-Rhin's 1st constituency |
Birth Date: | 1941 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Dessenheim, France |
Death Place: | Colmar, France |
Occupation: | politician |
Party: | Rally for the Republic (RPR) Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) |
Nationality: | French |
Gilbert Meyer (26 December 1941 – 21 September 2020) was a French politician who served as a deputy[1] in the National Assembly from 1993 to 2007,[2] and Mayor of Colmar from 1995 to 4 July 2020.
Meyer was born on 26 December 1941 in Dessenheim.[1] From 1993 to 2007, Meyer was a member of the National Assembly for Rally for the Republic.[2] On 1995, he became Mayor of Colmar.[2]
In May 2020, Meyer who had been diagnosed with cancer, suffered a stroke.[2] On 4 July 2020, Éric Straumann was appointed to succeed him as mayor.[1] He died on 21 September 2020 aged 78.[2]